Perhaps developers should stop using AI placeholder art since it's becoming increasingly common for them to conveniently have just "forgotten to remove it" after getting caught
Can't "forget" if you don't use it
this post was submitted on 23 Mar 2026
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Seriously. I don't know what's wrong with just using a standard missing texture file (e.g. the magenta and black checkerboard in Minecraft) or an MS Paint-grade sketch for placeholder art.
MS Paint-grade sketch for placeholder art
Finding one of those in game that was truly missed (as opposed to "oh shit we got caught... Uh, it was a placeholder! Promise!) would actually be awesome. Basically an accidental easter egg.
Well atleast its only one painting right?
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So either they thought they wouldn't get caught in their deception of using AI art or their internal processes are so sloppy they didn't notice they still had their AI placeholder art. Hanlons razor would say they are more likely incompetent than malicious so I'm inclined to believe them
I love looking at the little pieces and clues left behind by developers: the posters, books, art, that alley that you would only go by mistake.
None of them are necessary for the game, but make the game a believable world.
This just makes me sad.
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